Gas heater



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' 49h H. HUMPHREY @As HEATER Filed Nov. 22, 1919 2 sheets-sheet 1 @wi/cuna@ W www A, H: HUMPHREY @As HEATER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 22. 1919 8 a m v@n man N wnnb n D Ddd. nu und @n u n 2 f4 Hlfred H. HumfhrC/f l 'a citizen or the United States, residing'ai thecity and 4county vofV New Yori-Ar', vvState 'Oi vNew York, have inventedcertaingnevv.and 'useful Improvements4 in -Gas-,Heaters, of V'which the following' is a specification'.l

in gasheaters.

i First, to provide an improved gas Y'heater Welll adapted for use as a portable'heater orv i top @,bottom 7 and sides 8 With the top, bot- Ytom and sides Aterminating fina compara- V70` resented ang, ie, ieee.

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Applieaiion :fiie'frnmremterY a2, i919. semina 339,917.

To aZZ whom t may concern; A

Be it-known that I, ALFRED H. I-IUMPHREY,

rIhis invention relates to: improvements The main objects of this inventiona'ret'.

to .be mounted upona wall or the like Which Y may kbjeadjusted to direct the heat as desired. l5

Second, to provide an improved gas heater. which iscompact and simple iii-structure an l at the same time very efhcient.V y f r i Third, to provide an improved gas heater embodying these advantages which is attract tive'in' appearance and economical to prof',-

duce. Y y f vFurther objects, andv objects relating` to Y structural details,-w ill"denitely Aappear from they detailed description to'follow.:

I accomplish the-objects ofV my invention by the devicesand-meansdescribedrin the support.

following specification. VTheinvention is clearly denedand 'pointed out -in' the claims.

A structure which isa preferred emb'odi# ment of my..invention is clearly illustrated' in vthe accompanying drawing formingY a; p n

' andremoved through an opening 18 in one partei? this specification, in Which Fig. I is a front perspective view of a gas-heater embodying thefeatures Ofly invention. i l Y Y v Fig. II is an enlargeddetail vertical section on va linecorresponding to line 2-2 of 'Figs' I and III.` m j F ig. III is a detail viewparti'ally in sec- `ona^line corresponding Vtoaline 4-4 of'Fig. V.III showing details ofV the burner. i

Fig. V is a side vievvsh'ovving improved heater mounted upona Wall or 'like Fig. VI is affront perspectivevievv of an-4 other modied embodiment of my invention, fthe modiiicati'on Y Vbeing in thel supporting base. v Fig. 4 VII is a sidevievv vofthe Vstructure vshownl fin Fig.'V VI, one adjustment off-thev body of the heater'being indicated. by dotted lines.

Vtip openings 10 to receive the tipsil of the terre, isi?.

"closed bythe closurelQ. Y lr-Bun'sen tube 2O is mountedon theopposite end Wall 2l of the burner'body and npositioned to receive gas from the nozzle' 22. This nozzle' is controlled by the valve 23.

romthe arrows atl the ends ofi the section lines.

'Referring to the drawing, the base l. in the structure shown in 'F ig. .I is provided... withan upivardlypijojecting arm 2 carrying y Y a pivot v3 for theqarm 4 of the heater body. T55 f -i The heater bodyv comprises a shell-like body member preferably formed as VVan integral sheet metal stamping havinga back Wall 5, a

tively Wide .rim-likeilange 9, the flange being continuous as shown, thus strengthening the bodyand` adding to its appearance. 1 The bottom Wall 'i' is provided with burner burner l2 which vhas upwardly projecting LVarms or hangers '.13 thereonsecured to the body member bymeans or" the angle pieces 14. The' individual burner members or tips Illjare 4preferably .those shown in Letters: Patent, No. 1,245,346., issued tome Novem- Ihe burner tips l1 lare threaded into the burner body member'l which, in@v athe'embodimentillustrated, is a casting. The Aburner body. member has mternalannular ribs '16 which support the cylindrical screen i, 17. This screen is adapted to be inserted;v

end ofthe burner body, the opening being? Avalve 24 controls the delivery of 1 gas 95V pipe25. j

Vfithin thefshelldike body member de, scribedis a fire back 26 of earthy material Vhaving a forwardly projecting flangeY 27 atVv its upper end and flanges 28at itsv sides. loo

' The foraminated tubular radiants .29 are arranged against this fire back, their lower cnds'being disposed behind the flange 30 Vot the retaining bary 3l.A The upper-ends ci" .the radiants are held by the rod 32 which is :1,05

somewhat bail-shaped so that it may be swung out topermit the ready insertionl .andireino'val of the radiante. The burner kradiantsrand their arrangement WithinV .the

Y- flieatedgV evenfwhen thelheater-bodygistilt Vrearwardly Y at a VeryYV substantial-angle.i.V 'It Will be-notedthat thorburnerpti'ps are Y diglfectes. to* sliver 1ieegirueinniyeri they tubular radiating` elements andlhe the' burner is mounted onthe bodyso as to'fb vbeing maintained throughout tiiejtilti-ng ad 'Vjustmei'itzf Which v1s in' a plane Y tra'nsversY j .to .the planeiof thelongitii'dinalplane ofthe jradiating elementsr i products: of4 eornbustiongizollowLi up" the i jbular vradiatingelements, as statedg through' Y 4tilted at fafvery substantiallanglel'i f :,The'rheater body isrlsupported in itsf fad-j juste'dQ positions by meaf ns theclamping' im I loosened forV the "'base 37 is y@Clapted asaY bracket 'secured to 'a Wall orotherlsupportas '38.: In the modif-f {icatibn'fshown Figs. Vlzanl VH, ,the

providedpwitli` pivot arms .41 iadjustablyse ing screws '422.

i'Il'compactLingstrueture so 'that'it isiwe'llzadapti -l (ed for `theheatingof small.` rooms and as a l portablelhe'ater orr to be Vattacl'ied toiles-Wall.

of theheaten Byfmounting the burnerup'- o n 'the' body menfiber the burner tips tain their relative relation to thel radiante 'throughout tilting adjustment oit-fthe floodyY Y softhatfthe gases and' :flames are directed..

' centrally into the radiante. This secures a sulgffstantially uniform heating of. theradi-fV gants throughoutfthe Variousv tilting. adjustments it :is believed` that', the Vembodii adaptations'joi my invention illustr ts" Vor v `enable those skilledin the artto which my invention Arelatesrto embody or Ladaptthe* same as Ymay be Vdesired andY lr-haveffnot,

Y therefore",- attempted toi illustrateorirdescribe` 65 j various/other embodiments' Yor,adaptati'fms I* fire back as desoribed, they are quite :evenly base memb;

Y ,A Y, i --oraininatedltubiilarradiating"elementsdisi I It is oun'dtnatlwiththis arrangement 'the j saidbodylmember, a pivoton saidibasejinem- 16T provided with a clamping screwfenga'g- Y ingfsaid arm Wherebythefheate'r ma-be:ad1 Y j justed' andjseoured in its adjustedpositions'i fventjts alling'jlorward when Lthe'fscrewgison said' pivot, anda-'Spring .nsadblagex-f floosene'd, l ferrarigen a coiled Vspring); V34 upon L' thepiyot 'to secure one endy thereof to the pivot ,ati4 35'v and extend the other endV into;` anarm 36'Y which engages the .burnerglf j'This asstated, prevents-.the heater body aJlLV ingl'lforward *WhenV the clamping screw isf adjustment of the'heater v,tions onlsaidY-pivot, and fa lspringon'said ,ber When'fseidclamping screwfis"loosened?! base isfprovided'with a pairofrupwardly l l'proj'ectingff arms L0 while the 'f heaterv body` is 1 'j cured to the arms 40 by means lof the clamp' Y member V'and hav-ingiorwardly*projeotingf iintegral top f and. side langes,,a radiantfsnup-ll 1 l y Y l N porting barffhaving anupwardly projectifrifg1 The Vadjustment oi the body'enablesfithedi-"ffiange 'at :itsjforwardedge disposed onY 'saidVV rooting offthe 'hejataszmay bevk desired andV Y fas'stateCL-withthe*parts thus arrangedg the' jffradiants become quite ,"uniiormly f heatedf throughout the Yvarying tilting Vadjust/mentsv 1`andside Wallsfprovided with'A a v'ermtinuous e Y Y ;Vo utturnedf flange',V the-bottom Wall' having it d' Will:

ofvlsaid?` -lirebackV fand'` in. Aalignment with: isaid .=.-b`u rner openings, and aburner; having apluif..

which Lljleontemplate'fand` Whioli n1 be desirable inthe .manufacture oijhe"l tersfij'or-L;

iparticularpurposes orior Vuse in' particular;` i

jrelatlonsjV .Y

" YVPiarino"tlrusdeso ib'e'd' n invention what" l claim-fas new and desire'` to iseeurejby Let# l rs'l?atent,`1s: v 75 Y I; t' n A- z e, e sheater,f;th e combination o'iaH 37,'- a Yshell-like bodymemberfopen e `ndjhawinggburnertip VningsYV Y there-oi', afiire back'.V ofearthy posed wlthmsaid body member',

body member: with ftsftps delivering Vinto Y vsaid radiating elements, a siippoitingarin' on Y v ,i 4 Y fing saidarm whereby.- the zh/eater ma'yfrbe Y fi In the'inodiication' shownein Fig. 'YQ the adjusted'and secured "in-fits)V adjusted posi- .i

base member for supperting the b 'odymem-- 3 luf gfbsfheate" the combination jot-'afai bodymember: compr-ising` bark;itop,Y bottom` l end 'side Walls'providedgwithafcontinuousf uoutiturned flange, v thebottom ,Wfell-having p l e i e .'j-burner-tip openingstherein;a-rebackb My improvedgas hea-ter4is simplev and ear-thy material stung `within: gaidjtodyrf-f Anou ,-tainingrrod engaging the upper endsV oisaid' radfituig'elemferits,` and a bnrnerlhaving'-a ,e i plurality ofj bnrner'tips projecting "through: f thev .openings Y'in' said f bottomthereQ-'linto fr said radiuning-elements.` 'l A A L 1 'Y 120 4. lnffa lgas hez'iteigV the combinationof-ff` 'body' member; comprising back, stop, :bott'oburner tipf openings therein,` airebackl let 125 earthy .materiali fitting Within 'said body` member, foraminated 1tubula1.radiatingelei ments-,disposed in said body member in `iront' rality of burner tips monnted on- `said body member at the' rear ofthe bottomviiange with its tipsin alignment with said'radiating elements;

v5. ln a gas 'heater7 lthe oornbinationof a bodyymember comprising integralbacl, top,

bottomr andside Wallsgprovided with a con-, 'tinnonsont-turned flange, Vthe bottom Wall having burner 'tip openings therein', a y'firebaok of earthy` material fitting Within said back ,member and having 'forwardly projecting flangesv` tti'ngthe'top' and sidewalls y y'of said sidev ,memben foraminated tubular radiating elements disposed against said fire- I back inline With said burner openings, and

a burner'mounted below saidbody member and Vhaving a plurality of burner tips,V

aligned with said openings therein and With said radiating elements. y

6; As an article:ofvmainifaotnre,"a gas heater comprising a baseprovidedjwith a Y and foraminated tubular radiating elements; 'Y

arranged in front of saidifireback Within the v"said.iianges-thereof. j j n, In Witness whereof-,rl'have hereunto set hand and seal in the-presence of Vtwo Witnesses. Y

ALFRED' H. HUMPHREY. Witnesses: .n GEO. A.,HUM`PHREY,

` VJ. P. CoNRoY. 

